Connie Britton was in the shower, all suds-upped, when she gathered she’d received her fourth Emmy nomination.

“I had one leg shaved! I kept hearing my phone, and I jumped out of the shower,” Britton said. “Everyone’s been so excited and supportive.”

Britton was speaking by phone from the “Nashville” set, during her first day of shooting season two. It was an appropriate place to spend her celebratory morning, if just because she feels the award belongs to everyone around her. “I always feel this way with a nomination – everything I ever do is such a collaboration, every nomination I fully share with my cast and crew. I’m over the moon.”

Britton’s four consecutive nods from the Academy span three TV shows. She was nominated -- but didn’t win -- last year for “American Horror Story” and the previous two years for “Friday Night Lights.”

Britton isn’t that hopeful she’ll take home the statue this year, either – but that’s not the point, she says. “I’d be very surprised if this was the year that [I won]. All these actresses are so incredible. I’m just happy to be included -- to show up and go to the party. It’s all about the party!”

About her long-reigning queen of country music on “Nashville,” Rayna James, Britton said part of what resonates with audiences is that the character is both larger than life and relatable.

“There’s something that feels familiar to audiences, because we’re used to seeing big, famous singers and these iconic artists. But then, the audience gets to know her intimately and as a real human being. That’s one of the reasons I wanted to play this role. As an actor, that’s what I love to do – dig deep.”